NATIONAL: STEADY SUPPORT FOR VAX MANDATES

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Released: Thursday, November 11, 2021

Contact: PATRICK MURRAY 732-979-6769 (cell); 732-263-5858 (office) pdmurray@monmouth.edu Follow on Twitter: @PollsterPatrick

NATIONAL: STEADY SUPPORT FOR VAX MANDATES

Majority give Biden good marks on pandemic

West Long Branch, NJ ? Despite intense protests at board of education meetings, Covid vaccine

and mask mandates in the nation's schools remain popular with a majority of Americans. The Monmouth

("Mon-muth") University Poll also finds stable support for vaccine requirements for health care workers

and air travel but declining support for requiring proof of vaccination to eat in a restaurant. President Joe

Biden continues to get a thumbs-up from most Americans for his handling the pandemic.

The poll finds 61% of the public supports

VACCINE MANDATE SUPPORT

For health care workers For school teachers To fly on a plane

School children age 12+ To work in an office setting

School children age 5-11 To dine in a restaurant

61% 59% 57% 53% 51% 44% 39%

S0o%urc1e0:% M20o%nm30o%ut4h0U%n5iv0e%rs6it0y%P7o0l%l National: November 4-8, 2021

requiring face masks to be worn in schools by students, teachers, and staff. This is down slightly from September (66%). Support levels for schoolbased vaccine mandates remain stable for both teachers and staff (59%, compared to 60% in September) and students age 12 and older (53%, compared to 51% in September). Among parents, 60% support school mask mandates and 52% support teacher vaccine mandates, but just 40% support vaccine mandates for older students. These numbers have not changed by more than

two percentage points since Monmouth's September poll. The current poll also finds less than half (44%)

of the public ? and just 34% of parents ? supports requiring vaccines for students in the newly eligible 5

to 11 age group.

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"The dramatic images of parents protesting at school board meetings has not shifted overall public opinion on mandates one way or the other since the beginning of the school year," said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.

Opinion on vaccine mandates in other settings has not shifted much in the past two months, including requiring the Covid shot for health care workers (61%), requiring proof of vaccination to fly on an airplane (57%), and requiring vaccination in order to go to work in an office setting (51%). Each of these results is down just two percentage points from Monmouth's September poll. The one exception is support for requiring proof of vaccination to dine inside a restaurant (39%), which has dropped by 7 points since September.

Concerns about contracting Covid have declined slightly after swinging upward earlier in the fall as the delta variant spread. Currently, 1 in 3 (34%) American adults are very concerned about a family member becoming seriously ill from the coronavirus. This number is down from 45% in September, which was a jump from the pandemic-era low of 23% recorded in June. The high point for this metric was 60% in January.

CONCERNED ABOUT SERIOUS COVID ILLNESS IN FAMILY

32% 38%

33% 50%

28% 42%

32% 37%

26% 41%

28% 41%

27% 47%

25% 50%

19% 60%

28% 40%

19% 23%

23% 30%

24% 45%

27% 34%

Mar20 Apr20 May20 Early Late Aug20 Sep20 Nov20 Jan21 Mar21 Jun21 Jul21 Sep21 Nov21 Jun20 Jun20

Very

Somewhat

Source: Monmouth University Poll National: November 4-8, 2021

Currently, 80% of adults report having received at least one dose of Covid vaccine. About half have either gotten a booster shot (10%) or are very likely to get one (41%). This combined number is practically identical to 52% in September who said they would be very likely to get a booster shot if it became available. However, 13% of the public ? about 3 in 4 of whom identify with or lean toward the Republican Party ? remains opposed to getting the vaccine at all.

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In other poll findings, a majority of Americans (53%) continue to say President Biden has done a good job handling the pandemic. This is similar to his 52% positive rating on Covid in September, even though his overall job approval rating slipped from 46% to 42% during the same time.

Ratings for federal health agencies' handling of the pandemic have also been stable (53% good job, compared to 52% in September) while ratings for state governors have ticked up (60% good job, compared to 56% in September). Ratings for how the American public is dealing with the pandemic have improved, but still remain largely negative at 35% good job (23% in September) and 55% bad job (65% in September).

The Monmouth University Poll was conducted by telephone from November 4 to 8, 2021 with 811 adults in the United States. The question results in this release have a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percentage points. The poll was conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute in West Long Branch, NJ.

QUESTIONS AND RESULTS

(* Some columns may not add to 100% due to rounding.)

[Q1-16 & Q24A/B previously released.] [Q17-23 & Q25-27 held for future release.]

28. How concerned are you about someone in your family becoming seriously ill from the

coronavirus outbreak ? very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all

concerned?

TREND:

Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not too concerned Not at all concerned (VOL) Don't know

Nov. 2021

34% 27% 22% 15% 1%

Sept. 2021

45% 24% 17% 12% 1%

July 2021

30% 23% 21% 24% 0%

June 2021

23% 19% 24% 32% 1%

March 2021

40% 28% 14% 16% 0%

Jan. 2021

60% 19% 12% 7% 0%

Nov. 2020

50% 25% 13% 10% 0%

Early Sept. 2020

47% 27% 13% 12% 0%

Aug. 2020

41% 28% 18% 13% 0%

Late June 2020

41% 26% 17% 15% 0%

Early June 2020

37% 32% 14% 16% 0%

May 2020

42% 28% 14% 16% 0%

April 2020

50% 33% 9% 7% 0%

March 2020

38% 32% 18% 12% 0%

(VOL) Has already happened 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% n/a

(n)

(811) (802) (804) (810) (802) (809) (810) (867) (868) (867) (807) (808) (857) (851)

29. Please tell me if each of the following has done a good job or bad job dealing with the

coronavirus outbreak. [ITEMS WERE ROTATED]

TREND:

Good Job

Bad

(VOL) Mixed, (VOL) Don't

Job

depends

know

(n)

President Biden

53%

41%

2%

3%

(811)

-- September 2021

52%

43%

4%

1%

(802)

-- July 2021

55%

38%

4%

3%

(804)

-- June 2021

59%

32%

4%

5%

(810)

-- April 2021

62%

31%

3%

3%

(800)

-- March 2021

57%

31%

3%

8%

(802)

-- January 2021

58%

23%

5%

15%

(809)

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TREND: Continued

Good Job

Your state's governor

60%

-- September 2021

56%

-- July 2021

54%

-- June 2021

58%

-- April 2021

62%

-- March 2021

56%

-- January 2021

57%

-- Early September 2020

61%

-- August 2020

57%

-- Late June 2020

65%

-- Early June 2020

67%

-- May 2020

73%

-- April 2020

72%

-- March 2020

72%

The American public

35%

-- September 2021

23%

-- July 2021

32%

-- June 2021

42%

-- April 2021

43%

-- March 2021

35%

-- January 2021

32%

-- Early September 2020

31%

-- August 2020

26%

-- Late June 2020

28%

-- Early June 2020

46%

-- May 2020

51%

-- April 2020

38%

-- March 2020

38%

Health agencies in the federal government

53%

-- September 2021

52%

-- July 2021

57%

-- June 2021

55%

-- April 2021

n/a

-- March 2021

50%

-- January 2021

52%

-- Early September 2020

n/a

-- August 2020

46%

-- Late June 2020

n/a

-- Early June 2020

57%

-- May 2020

63%

-- April 2020

66%

-- March 2020

65%

Bad Job

35% 38% 42% 33% 34% 38% 38% 35% 35% 28% 28% 22% 21% 18%

55% 65% 51% 40% 44% 53% 60% 57% 62% 59% 43% 33% 48% 45%

38%

38% 33% 33%

n/a

37% 40%

n/a

43%

n/a

34% 25% 25% 24%

(VOL) Mixed, depends

3%

3% 3% 5% 3% 3% 3% 3% 5% 5% 3% 3% 4% 4%

(VOL) Don't know

3%

3% 2% 4% 2% 2% 2% 1% 3% 2% 1% 2% 3% 6%

7%

3%

10%

2%

12%

5%

14%

4%

10%

4%

11%

1%

6%

2%

10%

2%

11%

1%

11%

3%

8%

2%

13%

2%

12%

2%

14%

3%

(n) (811) (802) (804) (810) (800) (802) (809) (867) (868) (867) (807) (808) (857) (851)

(811) (802) (804) (810) (800) (802) (809) (867) (868) (867) (807) (808) (857) (851)

5%

4%

(811)

6%

3%

(802)

7%

3%

(804)

6%

5%

(810)

n/a

n/a

n/a

8%

5%

(802)

6%

3%

(809)

n/a

n/a

n/a

6%

4%

(868)

n/a

n/a

n/a

5%

3%

(807)

7%

4%

(808)

4%

4%

(857)

8%

4%

(851)

30. Have you received at least one dose of Covid vaccine, or not? [If NOT:] Do you plan to get

the Covid vaccine as soon as possible, will you continue to let other people get it first to see

how it goes, or is it likely you will never get the vaccine if you can avoid it?

TREND:

Already received vaccine As soon as possible See how it goes

Nov. 2021

80% 1% 4%

Sept. 2021

75% 2% 6%

July 2021

68% 2% 9%

June 2021

66% 2% 9%

April 2021

51% 14% 12%

March 2021

16%* 38% 21%

Jan. 2021

6%* 50% 19%

Likely will never get vaccine (VOL) Don't know

13% 3%

15% 2%

17% 4%

21% 2%

21% 2%

24% 1%

24% 2%

(n)

(811)

(802)

(804)

(810)

(800)

(802)

(809)

* January/March 2021 polls did not specifically ask if person already got the vaccine, but included it as a

volunteered response.

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31. How likely are you to get a booster shot of the vaccine ? very likely, somewhat likely, not

too likely, or not at all likely?

TREND:

Very likely Somewhat likely Not too likely Not at all likely (VOL) Have already gotten one

Nov. 2021

41% 14% 8% 9% 10%

Sept. 2021*

51% 16% 6% 9% 1%

(VOL) Don't know

2%

1%

Likely will never get vaccine (from Q30)

16% 17%

(n)

(811)

(802)

* September 2021 question included "...if it is made available."

32. Do you support or oppose requiring that face masks be worn by students, teachers, and

staff in schools in your state?

TREND: Support

Nov. 2021

61%

Sept. 2021

66%

Oppose

34% 32%

(VOL) Depends

3%

1%

(VOL) Don't know

2%

1%

(n)

(811)

(802)

33. Do you support or oppose requiring school teachers and staff to get the Covid vaccine?

TREND:

Nov. 2021

Sept. 2021

Support

59% 60%

Oppose

38% 36%

(VOL) Depends

2%

3%

(VOL) Don't know

1%

1%

(n)

(811)

(802)

34. Do you support or oppose requiring children who are age 12 and older to get the Covid

vaccine in order to attend school in person?

TREND:

Support Oppose (VOL) Depends (VOL) Don't know

Nov. 2021

53% 43% 2% 2%

Sept. 2021

51% 44% 3% 2%

(n)

(811)

(802)

35. Do you support or oppose requiring children who are between the ages of 5 and 11 to get

the Covid vaccine in order to attend school in person?

Support

Nov. 2021

44%

Oppose

51%

(VOL) Depends

2%

(VOL) Don't know

3%

(n)

(811)

36. Do you support or oppose requiring health care workers to get the Covid vaccine?

TREND:

Nov. 2021

Sept. 2021

Support

61% 63%

Oppose

36% 36%

(VOL) Depends

1%

1%

(VOL) Don't know

1%

1%

(n)

(811)

(802)

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